The Bulls enter the All-Star break in a freefall, having lost 13 of their last 18 games.

At the All-Star Game in Toronto, Jimmy Butler reiterated his belief that the losing streak is a result of the team losing its defensive intensity.

Butler told KC Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, “We have to start playing some defense. That's where we're lacking. When people go up against us, they used to think, 'We have to go up against Chicago.' Right now, the way we're playing, people might be glad or happy or excited to play against us. It was never like that.”

Butler believes the Bulls have the personnel to return to defensive greatness. According to him, effort and focus are all that are needed. Butler told Johnson, “We just lost our toughness. That's all defense is. If you want to do it, you can do it.”

At first glance, it may seem like Butler is being naive in thinking that the Bulls can return to...

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